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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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